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Party Mix for Grownups

Author Notes:Recently, I was perusing the box of Crispix® that my husband brings out of the pantry for breakfast most mornings, when I saw the recipe for Crispix Mix® on the flap. It had been years since I’d made any kind of cereal snack mix, and I thought maybe it was time to try my hand at it again.

Starting with the recipe on the box, I tweaked the proportions and experimented with a few different, and slightly more "gourmet," additions, taking inspiration from one of my favorite recipes for spiced nuts from the New York Times. The results are below – may they fortify you and your loved ones this football season! —Merrill Stubbs

Serves: 8

Ingredients

5 cups Crispix® (or Chex®)

1½ cups mixed nuts

2 cups tiny twist pretzels

5 tablespoons butter, melted

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1 tablespoon brown sugar

½ teaspoon onion powder

¼ teaspoon garlic powder

1½ teaspoons finely chopped fresh thyme

½ teaspoon kosher salt

Large pinch cayenne

In This Recipe

Directions

Heat the oven to 250 degrees. In a large bowl, combine the cereal, nuts and pretzels. In a medium bowl, stir together the remaining ingredients until the sugar dissolves. Drizzle this evenly over the cereal mixture and then use your hands to stir, making sure to distribute everything evenly.

Transfer to a 13x9” baking pan and bake for about 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes, until crisp and lightly toasted. Spread out on a paper towel-lined baking sheet to cool. Serve or store in an airtight container for up to 4 days.

merrill...i made your "adult" party mix to take with me to my grandparents' house. the flavors were wonderfully balanced and I loved the fresh thyme. it does tend to be more subtle/mild than most other party mixes so for those of you who like an assault in the mouth kind of party mix, up the amounts of cayenne and garlic. it crisped up very nicely and I am going to make more this weekend!